of Occipital Trigger Sites
Fig. 17.1 Preoperative setting: the patient lies prone with the head in neutral position over a prone pillow so that he/she can place the arms underneath it, allowing the surgeon…
of Temporal Trigger Sites
Fig. 13.1 Preoperative Doppler of the temporal region Fig. 13.2 Local anesthesia Trichophyte skin incision (Fig. 13.3) is carefully made with a n°15 blade in order to hide the resulting…
of Frontal Trigger Sites
Fig. 9.1 Preoperative markings showing the position of the supraorbital nerve (SON) at the mid-pupillary line and the supratrochlear nerve (STN) at 1.5–1.7 cm from the midsagittal line. This is…
of the Greater Occipital Nerve Compression Site in Migraine Surgery
Fig. 5.1 Convergence of frontal and occipital afferents. TG trigeminal ganglion, TNC trigeminal nucleus caudalis (Published with kind permission of © medsteps) 5.2 Anatomy Migraine surgery of the neck is…
for Rhinosinusitis and Rhinogenic Headache
Fig. 12.1 Anatomy of the lateral wall of the nose (with opened middle turbinate) 12.2.3 Operative Technique By using a 0 degree Hopkins telescope, the anterior attachment of the uncinate…
of the Supraorbital Region
Fig. 4.1 Intraorbital course of the frontal nerve (nf) and its branches exit from the orbit. so supraorbital nerve, str supratrochlear, red arrow fascial bands Fig. 4.2 Different types of…
Decompression Technique (DDT): Amirlak Modification of Endoscopic SON Decompression
Fig. 11.1 Specialized instruments in addition to standard endoscopic forehead lift instruments used in this modification include (a) ultra-curved periosteal elevator with a bent angulated tip (patent pending), (b) D-knife,…
Modification of Site 4 Decompression: Endoscopic Assisted Decompression of the Greater Occipital Nerve (GON) with Radical Excision of the Occipital Artery
Fig. 18.1 The midline and hairline are marked with the patient in sitting position (blue dots). GON and tail of GON is marked based on the patient’s areas of maximal…
Anatomy of the Vascularization and Innervation of the Human Scalp
Fig. 2.1 Human skulls (Tenchini’s Collection, nineteenth century, courtesy of BIOMED—UNIPR, Parma, Italy). Schematics of the topography of the sensory (blue, dark yellow, red, magenta) and motor (green) innervation of…
Regional, Targeted (ART) Botulinum Toxin Injection for Migraine and Chronic Headaches
Temple injection sites. ZTBTN zygomaticotemporal branch of the trigeminal nerve, ATN auriculotemporal nerve Occipital injection sites. OP occipital protuberance, GON greater occipital nerve, TGON tail of greater occipital nerve, LON…
